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Modest Heroes

Modest Heroes

20186.60h 54m

Overview

Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Written by Akihiko Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Momose, Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Produced by Kazuyuki Shimada, Yoshiaki Nishimura
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Top Cast

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Blind Man (voice)

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Father / Doctor (voice)

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Invisible Man (voice)

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Kanini (voice)

Rio Suzuki

Rio Suzuki

Kanino (voice)

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Mother (voice)

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Souta Shinohara

Shun (voice)

Yuko Sasaki

Yuko Sasaki

Kaka (voice)

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki Terasoma

Toto (voice)

Themes & Keywords

anthologyanime

About Modest Heroes

Modest Heroes is a animation, fantasy, adventure, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of anthology, anime. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, it stars Min Tanaka, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Joe Odagiri. Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

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